NGD

[Ed Zeplin]

I traded PRS SE Santana and small 5W Fender tube amp for this sexy guitar. With a Christmas gift card thrown in it cost me $5 and change out of pocket.

 

Loving the guitar but it has a high fret that dampens the note across the board at the 13th fret. I found this when I lowering the action during a setup at home. The truss rod is also stuck (wouldn't budge either way and I didn't want to force it) so I brought it back for warranty service and a complete setup. May as well have them break the truss rod than me.

I miss it already, should take about two weeks

 

 

 

[sparquelito]

YOU are a guitar addict.

 

Just like me, and many of the others on this website.

 

Bravo!!

 

[Col Mustard]

Congratulations on getting an excellent Epiphone... proud frets are not too unusual IMHO... humidity and temperature play

hell with the wood in nearly any guitar. Who knows how long it sat in warehouse in China, and/or how long it was rocking and

rolling in the hold of a rusty tub of a freighter hauling musical gear from Shang Hai to where ever. A decent luthier ought to

be able to level the frets properly during a setup job.

 

I bought myself one of these about nine months ago, and I'm still head over heels for this guitar.

I have other instruments I play of course, but the ES-339 P-90 pro is my first P-90 equipped instrument

and I'm still working my way into all the nuances of this tone.

 

I like the size and the feel of this Epi. I like the neck a lot. Mine's been modded in some crucial ways (for me)

and the ES-339 responded very well to upgrades. It's now a real player.

 

I bought the Blonde version. I loved the look of the black P90s on the maple body.

Mine has a varnished mahogany neck, which looks stunning from the rear of

the guitar, to my eye anyway. Audience would seldom see it, but I know it's there. It's just one little detail I didn't know

I would like so well. *grins ...I took a green kitchen scouring pad to the back of the neck, and that dulled the shine

of the Polyurethane so that my left hand really likes playing around on it. It feels great.

 

Mods I did to my ES-339 are: Gotoh Black Tuners, Tusq black nut, Gotoh black Bridge and Tail, Black Tele style dome knobs

and a hand carved (by me) pickguard made of Ebony headstock veneer from StewMac. I haven't touched the electronics (yet)

because this Epiphone sounds great so far, and has given no trouble in the Jack, Switch or pots. It's curious to me that the

Chinese P-90s sound as good as they do. 1940s technology, still giving great service in two thousand effing sixteen.

Pretty amazo.

 

The Blonde maple guitar looks great with the black hardware IMHO.

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/127469-ngd/#entry1729401

 

And I'm in love with the small size of this 'semi-hollow" body guitar. To me, it's a solid body guitar with a couple of air spaces ventilated by F-holes.

Mine weighs just over 7lb, lighter than my Tele but heavier than my SGs. I was surprised at how heavy it is for a 'hollow' body, and decided that it's

really NOT a hollow body (like a Casino), but a regular electric guitar. Go figure. No feedback problems. Solid center block.

 

I like the binding on the neck and body, I like the fit and finish. I spent almost a hundred bucks extra to get an Epiphone hard case for it.

But they gave me a really good deal on the guitar, and I like it well enough to be sure I want it in a hard case.

 

Anyway, congratulations again. I hope that your warranty work turns your new Epi into an excellent instrument.

[Col Mustard]

sorry, double post

[merciful-evans]

hi Zeplin,

 

I had a similar truss rod experience with my Casino Coupe, which I mentioned on here. There was nothing wrong with the it, but it took the neck more than a day to respond. It did move in the end. I now know that if I make any adjustment, I then leave it for 36 hours, before checking it. Works ok.

 

One of the techs on here told me of this. Sorry I cant recall which one.

 

Hope it comes back just the way you want it anyway.

[SmokeyGhost]

New member here. I also have an Epiphone ES339 P90 pro but in Sunburst. It's just sweet, the finish is of high quality (and I am able to compare that quality with my Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro 2014)and I do like the variety of tones you can get out of it. For the money, it is an exceptional guitar and I have absolutely no issues with it.

 

As an aside, I also have currently have:

 

Epiphone Dot

Epiphone Les Paul PlusTop Pro (love it)

Epiphone SG 400 Pro

Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin

Gretsch G5135

PRS SE Single Cut Trem

PRS SE One Korina

Squire Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster Butterscotch Blond

Fender Deluxe Player's Stratocaster

 

Cole Clarke FL3AC

Taylor GS Mini-e

Martin GPCPA4

Maton Custom Shop

Maton EM325C

Tanglewood TW47E

Seagull S6 Original QI

Alhambra 7C

[SmokeyGhost]

I went slightly mad today and bought a Yamaha THR10C (already had a THR5A) for the fun of it.

 

I know this is unlikely but did Epiphone deliberately attempt to match the P90's of the ES339 to the THR? Dang, it sounds great!